| Section VI - Massey Data Bank | One Maryland Massey Family by George
Langford, Jr. 1901-1996 ©Cullen G. Langford and George Langford, III, 2010 |
Queen Anne's County, Maryland RT #B, pp. 32,33, & 34:
Thomas Hynson Wright to James Massey, June 28, 1737
| James Massey, planter, for the
sum of 2,700 pounds of tobacco and 16 pounds current money of Maryland
buys a 65 acre portion of Friendship, lying adjacent to land sold by
Richard Tilghman to Francis Spry, from Thomas Hynson Wright and wife Mary. Witnesses: Augustus Thompson and Humphrey Wells; acting for the Crown: Augustus Thompson, Humphrey Wells, and Richard Tilghman Junior. |
| Queen
Anne's County aforesaid. June the twenty eighth day Anno Domini one
thousand seven hundred and thirty seven. The following deed was brought
to be recorded, viz.: This indenture made the twenty eighth day of June
in the year of the reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Lord George by
the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender
of the Faith etc. and in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven
hundred and thirty and seven. Between Thomas Hynson Wright of Queen
Anne's County in the Province of Maryland and Mary his wife of the one
part, and James Massey of the same county and province aforesaid,
planter of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Thomas Hynson Wright
for and in consideration of the sum of two thousand seven hundred
pounds of tobacco and sixteen pounds [current money of Maryland] to him
in hand paid or secured to be paid by the said James Massey the receipt
whereof they the said Thomas Hynson Wright and Mary his wife doth
acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof themselves
to be fully satisfied, contented, and paid and of every part and parcel
thereof to acquit, exonerate, and discharge the said James Massey, his
heirs and assigns, forever by these presents hath given, granted,
bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, and confirmed and by these presents
doth fully, clearly, and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien,
enfeoff, and confirm unto the said James Massey, his heirs and assigns,
forever part of a tract of land called Friendship situate lying and
being in Queen Anne's County. Beginning at the end of the line South
seventy degrees West two hundred and twenty perches of the said tract of
land sold by Col. Richard Tilghman to Francis Spry and running from
thence by the line aforesaid reversed North seventy four degrees East
one hundred and sixty perches and South nine degrees East forty one
perches and from thence with a straight line to the aforesaid beginning
at the end of the South seventy four degrees West line of Francis Spry's
land aforesaid containing sixty five acres of land more or less.
Together with all woods, underwoods, trees, timber trees, houses, and
houses, fences, orchards, gardens, ways, water, and water courses, all
and singular other the rights, benefits, profits, privileges, and
advantages to the same bargained premises belonging or in anyways
appertaining. To have and to hold the aforesaid bargained premises with
the appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof unto the said James
Massey, his heirs and assigns, forever more and the said Thomas Hynson
Wright and Mary his wife for themselves and their heirs doth covenant,
grant, and agree to and with the aforesaid James Massey, his heirs and
assigns, that they the aforesaid Thomas Hynson Wright and Mary his wife
at the sealing and delivery thereof and stand lawfully seized of a good,
sure, perfect, estate in free and common soccage and at the above
bargained premises in every part and parcel thereof free and clear of
and from all and all manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains,
sales, leases, jointures, dower, or title of dour rights, or arrearages
of rents, fines, forfeitures, mortgages, extents, entails, or
amercyments whatsoever had made, committed, or done, or suffered to be
done by the aforesaid Thomas Hynson Wright and Mary his wife or their
heirs or by any other person or persons whatsoever the rents and
services from henceforth growing due and payable to Chief Lord or lords
of the fees or fees only excepted and foreprized and the said Thomas
Hynson Wright and Mary his wife and their heirs doth forever quitclaim
and release all the right, title, and interest they now have are of
right might or ought to have by any ways our means and that the same is
by these presence wholly released and invested in upon the aforesaid
James Massey, his heirs and assigns, forever and the aforesaid Thomas
Hynson Wright and Mary his wife doth covenant and agree to and with the
said James Massey, his heirs and assigns, that they the said Thomas
Hynson Wright and Mary his wife and their heirs the above bargained
premises and every part and parcel thereof shall and will forever
warrant and defend against them and their heirs against all manner of
persons whatsoever. In witness whereof the parties above said to these
presents indenture interchangeably have set their hands and seals the
day and year first above written. T. H. Wright {seal}
Sealed and delivered Mary Wright {seal} in the presence of Augustus Thompson Humphrey Wells On the back of the foregoing deed was endorsed as follows viz.: Received June 28th, 1737 of the
within James Massey the sum of two thousand seven hundred pounds of
tobacco and 16 pounds current money of Maryland being the consideration
mentioned in the within deed.
Testes I say received by me
T.H. Wright Augustus Thompson On the back of the same deed was also thus endorsed this.: Maryland aforesaid. Be it remembered that on the 28th day of June Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven personally appeared before us, the subscribers, two of his Lordship's Justices of the Peace for Queen Anne's County the within Thomas Hynson Wright and Mary his wife (she the aforesaid Mary being first privately examined out of the hearing of her set husband did freely voluntarily and without being induced thereto by fear threats of or ill usage of her said husband or for fear of his displeasure) and did both acknowledge the within mentioned deed of the lands and poremises within mentioned to be the right of the said James Massey, his heirs and assigns, forever as is within expressed. Augustus Thompson
Humphrey Wells On the Back of the same deed was also thus further endorsed, viz.: Queen Anne's County aforesaid June the 28th day one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven. Received of the within James Massey the sum of two shillings and seven pence halfpenny sterling for the alienation fine on the within lands due to the right Hon. the Lord Proprietary of the Province of Maryland for his use by - Richard Tilghman Junior
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